Car show coordinator plans for 2025 in Medina with live music at more events
MEDINA – Last year was a transition year for the cruise-in events in Medina, with a shift from the Canal Basin to the Senior Center parking lot.
Rollin Hellner, who helped coordinate the events and covered the insurance cost, has a schedule prepared for 2025 that continues the cruise-ins at the Senior Center, and adds live music at two of the events at the Senior Center.
Rollin Hellner, coordinator of the car show cruise-ins in Medina, goes over the schedule and his plans for the event in 2025. He is speaking with the Medina Village Board on Monday evening. The schedule would be most Friday evenings from May 30 to Aug. 22.
Hellner went over the schedule during Monday’s Village Board meeting. He needs the board’s permission to allow use of the parking lot. The board said it will vote on the issue during the Jan. 27 business meeting for the board.
Mayor Marguerite Sherman thanked Hellner for his efforts in leading the events.
“It went well last year,” Sherman said. “We’re excited for everything you’re putting into it.”
Hellner presented a schedule for car shows this year, going most Friday evenings from May 30 to Aug. 22. The Super Cruise on Main Street would be on Wednesday, Aug. 27, and again will feature Elvis impersonator Terry Buchwald.
The car events aren’t all on Fridays. The July 4 show will be the following day on Saturday, July 5.
The show at the Orleans County 4-H Fair is usually on a Friday but this year will be on a Saturday, July 26.
There are different themes for each cruise-in, including trucks, Corvettes, Mustangs, Hot Rods, “Bike Night,” British and Foreign Night, Camaros, Mopars, vans, ’50s, ’60s and ’70s, with the car show culminating with the Super Cruise on Aug. 27.
The car shows averaged about 50 per event last year at the Senior Center with about 250 for the Super Cruise. The shows will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
“It was a good response and we’re looking forward to doing it again,” Heller told the Village Board.
He owns The Walsh across from the Senior Center. He is planning for deejays and live music in 2025, and is working out the best spot for a stage for the musicians. That performance stage will either be at the parking lot or at The Walsh.
Highway 31 will perform June 6, with Ken Ryan and the Professionals on July 5 when the car show is at the Senior Center parking lot. A band will be at the fair on July 26 and Elvis will conclude the cruise-ins on Aug. 27.